What campaigns need from voter data
A raw voter file is not a campaign system by itself. Campaign teams need fast ways to narrow the universe, explain why a voter is in a segment, track voter-level notes, and move that list into canvassing, email, SMS, phone, or mail workflows.
CA Voter is the operational layer after a qualified campaign, committee, consultant, or approved user already has access to the file.
- Party, county, age, turnout, and propensity filters
- BISG ethnicity signals with visible methodology context
- Per-voter CRM, survey responses, and follow-up status
- Walk packets, canvass mode, outreach handoff, and CSV export
California-first by design
California campaigns have local races, multi-county districts, nonpartisan contests, ballot measures, and different file-refresh needs. The product is intentionally scoped around California compliance, California districts, and campaign workflows.
Common campaign use cases
The strongest fit is not generic data browsing. It is repeatable campaign work where the team needs to build a voter universe, review it, save it, and use it for field, mail, email, SMS, phones, or reporting.
Those decisions usually happen under time pressure, so the workflow is designed to keep counts, filters, scores, voter notes, and export paths close together.
- Build a turnout universe for a city council or school board race
- Compare persuasion, base, and vote-by-mail follow-up lists before export
- Cut a canvassing list, assign packets, and collect survey responses
- Track voter support, notes, and follow-up status after contact
- Give consultants separated client workspaces instead of shared spreadsheets
What makes the workflow reviewable
Campaign teams should be able to explain why a voter is in a list before they spend money or volunteer time on that list. CA Voter keeps the segment logic and voter-level context visible enough for a manager, consultant, candidate, or field lead to review.
That matters most in local California races where a bad list can waste the entire weekend of field work or distort a mail budget.
- Saved universes preserve the list logic the campaign chose
- Segment counts help compare options before final export
- BISG and turnout signals are paired with methodology context
- Per-voter CRM fields keep field feedback attached to the record
Private beta
Need California voter data you can actually work with?
Request beta access for eligibility review, pricing, and onboarding tied to your campaign role, geography, and workflow.
Starts at $99 per raceCalifornia campaign workflowsPermitted-use review
Questions
Does CA Voter sell the voter file?
No. Campaigns bring voter data they are qualified to use. CA Voter organizes and analyzes that data for approved campaign purposes.
Can smaller local campaigns use it?
Yes. The private beta is priced and scoped for local races, first-time candidates, committees, and consultants.
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